初三级英语读写能力竞赛附答题卡

某某中学初三级读写能力竞赛试卷I、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

ALiving in a foreign culture can be exciting,but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的).A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences.They decided that miscommunication was always possible,even over something as simple as“yes”and“no”.On her first day in Micronesia,an island in the Pacific,lisa thought people wern't playing any attention to her.The day was hot.She went into a shore and asked,“Do you have cold drinks?”The woman there didn't say anything.Lisa repeated the question.Still the woman said nothing.She later learned that the woman had answered her:She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛),which in Micronesia means“yes”.Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria,a country in Europe.She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage.She asked the waiter,“Do you have cabbage to day?”He nodded his head.Jan waited,but the cabbage never came.In that country,a nod means“no”.Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India.After explaining something in class,he asked his students if they understood.They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head.He thought some people had not understood,so he explained again.When he asked again,they did the same thing.He soon found out that his students did understand.In India,people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from.You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean“yes”or“no”.( )1.These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they .A.should go abroad for vacationsB.needed to learn foreign languagesC.should often discuss their experiencesD.had problems with communications( )2.People in Micronesia show“yes”by .A.nodding headsB.raising eyebrowsC.shaking headsD.saying“no”( )3.Tom misunderstood his class at first because .A.he did not know much about Indian cutureB.he didn't explain everything clearly enoughC.some students didn't understand his questionsD.he didn't know where the students came from( )4.Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据)this passage?A.In Bulgaria,nodding heads means“no”.B.Jan taught English on a Pacific island.C.Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.D.In India,only shaking heads means“yes”.( )5.The passage is mainly about .A.body language in foreign restaurantsB.class discussion in Indian schoolsC.miscommunication in different culturesD.English teaching in other countriesBOnce there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧).People came just to hear him play.But one night,a lady asked him to sing a song.“I don't sing,”said the man.But the lady told the waiter,“I'm tired of listening to the piano.I want the player to sing!”The waiter shouted across the room,“Hey,friend! If you want to get paid,sing a song!”So he did.He had never sung in public before.Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!He had talent(天赋)he was sitting on!He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a noname bar.But once he found,by accident,that he could sing well,he went on working hard and became one of the bestknown singers in the US.His name was Nat King Cole.You,too,have skills and abilities.You may not feel that your talent is great,but it may be better than you think.With hard work,most skills can be improved.Besides,you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.( )6.The lady asked the player to sing a song because .A.she had paid him for thisB.she knew him very wellC.she wanted to have a changeD.she enjoyed his singing( )7.Nat King Cole succeeded because .A.the lady helped him a lotB.he caught the chanceC.he continued to play in the barD.he stopped playing in the bar( )8.The words“sit on”in the passage probably mean“”.A.fail to realizeB.forget to useC.try to developD.manage to show( )9.From the story we know if you have some talent,you should .A.hide it and waitB.ask others for helpC.pay no attention to itD.work hard to improve yourself( )10.Which could be the best title(标题)for the passage?A.Sing in the BarB.Achieve Success in LifeC.Never Lose HeartD.Find Your Hidden TalentC( )11.If you say“YES”to all these questions,you'll get points.A.12B.16C.20D.24( )12.When you score 22 points,you are .A.shy and nervousB.silent and seriousC.open and friendlyD.brave and strong( )13.The writer thinks you should .A.always see and talk to the same peopleB.make your own decision whenever you wantC.enjoy teaching what you are good atD.talk much about yourselves when possible( )14.“No man is an island.”in the text probably means that .A.the famous writer was very cleverB.everything is the same as 400 years agoC.you will feel lonely if on an islandD.you cannot live alone in the world( )15.The questions are used to test whether you are willing to .A.learn from othersB.help other peopleC.do all by yourselfD.depend on othersDDoctor Seuss was born in 1904.By the middle 1950s,he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world.His books are very popular with young readers.The enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.In 1954,Life magazine published(刊登)a report about school children who could not read.The report said many children's books were not interesting.Doctor Seuss stongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.He used words with the same ending sound,like fish and wish.He did not receive training in art.Yet,he drew the pictures for most of his books.In 1957,Doctor Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat.He used less that 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it.It was a fun story and easy to read.Children loved it.Their parents loved it,too.Today it is still one of the stories they like best.The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children.In 1960,he wrote a book using less than fifty words.Thebook is called Green Eggs and Ham.In 1984,Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize(普利策奖).He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided for American children and their parents.He died at the age of 87,but his influence lions of his books have been sold worldwide.People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read.Yet,his books are loved by people of all ages.Doctor Deuss once said,“I do not write for children.I write for people.”( )16.Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that .A.some school children could not readB.many children's books were interestingC.children wanted to learn to readD.a writer for children was wanted( )17.People like his books because the books .A.are cheap and easy to getB.were written in different languagesC.are easy and interesting to readD.were written with invented words( )18.He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of .A.50B.53C.56D.87( )19.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.B.Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.C.The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.D.His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.( )20.From the text we know that Doctor Seusss .A.won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his deathB.sold millions of his books himself worldwideC.changed American children's way of readingD.wrote the largest number of books in the worldⅡ、完形填空（25分）A）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。